A DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OR AMOUNT OF AN ANALYTE IN A FLUID SAMPLE AND METHOD THEREOF - Patent 1957989

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EP 1 957 989 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/34

(21)	Application number: 06817804.5

(22)	Date of filing: 13.11.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N 35/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CN2006/003028

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/062575 (07.06.2007 Gazette 2007/23)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

30.11.2005 CN 200510128570
01.12.2005 US 293864

(71)	Applicant: Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH
	6300 Zug (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	WU, Yuzhang Zhejiang 310023 (CN) LING, Yun Zhejiang 310023 (CN) DAI, Jielin Zhejiang 310023 (CN)

(74)	Representative: Lee, Nicholas John et al
	Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)

(54)	A DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OR AMOUNT OF AN ANALYTE IN A FLUID SAMPLE AND METHOD THEREOF